Weekly Update

Hi Parents,

I'll be pushing rewind on most of my lesson plans next week because we didn't get to much of them this week.  I surely enjoyed the surprise snow days, but I am also anxious to return to a regular rhythm in our classroom!

My update is very short for you this week!

Muffins with Moms:
The Muffins with Moms event, originally scheduled for today, has been rescheduled to Monday, February 4th at 7:00 am in the Pinebrook cafeteria.  Mr. Thiessen sent an email about this last night.  

100th Day:
As of now, our 100th day of school will be Monday, February 11th.  If you have not yet returned your child's 100th day food permission slip, please do so as soon as possible. 

Valentine's Day Party:

Mark your calendar...our classroom Valentine's Day party will be Thursday, February 14th at 1:30 pm in our classroom.  All families are welcome to attend.  Please remember, if your child brings Valentine cards to exchange at the party, please be sure he/she has one for every student in the class. If your child wants to attach a little "something" to his/her Valentine cards, please don't attach candy or food... little items like pencils, erasers, tattoos, stickers are fine. Please watch for the party menu soon.  :)

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading:  We will learn methods for solving hard words and ways readers check to be sure a word sounds right, looks right, and makes sense.
• Writing:  We will continue using the Four Square method to organize or writing, while we edit for punctuation, spacing, and properly spelled sight words.
• Math:  We will continue our Addition unit, in which we learn strategies for quickly adding two numbers. 
• Science:  We will finish our Matter unit and start our Force and Motion unit.  In this unit, we will look at how things move, explore paths of motion, and talk about how sound travels. 

Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

My husband reads this blog every week (hi, Leo!) and he said to me, "How come you haven't shared any more photos of Winston?"  Here he is...  (Winston - not Leo) ...

Enjoy your weekend!  We are cooking up some fun at home for the Super Bowl, which is just a fancy way to say we're going to eat treats while we watch the game!  :)